text_original: But his capital was not Eome out Eavenna. Here he could better keep in touch with h\is Gothic followers, who settled chiefly in Northern [taly, and was also within easy reach of the northern frontier in case the need arose for meeting a hostile invasion.
text_transcription: BUT HIS CAPITAL WAS NOT ROME BUT RAVENNA HERE HE COULD BETTER KEEP IN TOUCH WITH HIS GOTHIC FOLLOWERS WHO SETTLED CHIEFLY IN NORTHERN ITALY AND WAS ALSO WITHIN EASY REACH OF THE NORTHERN FRONTIER IN CASE THE NEED AROSE FOR MEETING A HOSTILE INVASION
phonemes: bˌʌt hɪz kˈæpɪɾəl wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːɑːm ˈaʊt ˈiːvɛnə. hˈɪɹ hiː kʊd bˈɛɾɚ kˈiːp ɪn tˈʌtʃ wɪð ˈeɪtʃ bˈækslæʃ ɪz ɡˈɑːθɪk fˈɑːloʊɚz, hˌuː sˈɛɾəld tʃˈiːfli ɪn nˈɔːɹðɚn [tˈɑːli, ænd wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ wɪðˌɪn ˈiːzi ɹˈiːtʃ ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚn fɹʌntˈɪɹ ɪn kˈeɪs ðə nˈiːd ɚɹˈoʊz fɔːɹ mˈiːɾɪŋ ɐ hˈɑːstəl ɪnvˈeɪʒən.